Without a file to eradicate, most antivirus measures are useless against this threat. That’s because the malware is installed directly to the registry with an encoded autostart registry key that’s hidden.

In plain English: The malware lives on the registry, so antivirus programs can’t scan for it and even with system reboots, the malware continues to be in effect.

How the malware gets there

Like all malware, this attack needs a point of entry. And as so often is the case, this one relies on tricking users.

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